Biology:Lepeta

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Lepeta
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.329287 - Lepeta caeca (Müller, 1776) - Lepetidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Lepeta caeca shells
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Superfamily: Lottioidea
Family: Lepetidae
Genus: Lepeta
Gray, 1847
Synonyms
  • Cryptobranchia Middendorff, 1851 (junior objective synonym)
  • Dallia Jeffreys, 1883 (junior homonym of Dallia Bean, 1878)

Lepeta is a genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lepetidae.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Lepeta include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Lepeta albescens (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Iothia albescens (Philippi, 1846)
  • Lepeta antarctica E. A. Smith, 1907: synonym of Iothia antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907): synonym of Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868) (original combination)
  • Lepeta caecoides Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Lepeta caeca (O. F. Müller, 1776)
  • Lepeta coppingeri (E. A. Smith, 1881): synonym of Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868)
  • Lepeta costulata Locard, 1898: synonym of Bathysciadium costulatum (Locard, 1898)
  • Lepeta depressa Hedley, 1916: synonym of Nacella concinna (Strebel, 1908)
  • Lepeta lima Dall, 1918: synonym of Limalepeta lima (Dall, 1918)
  • Lepeta puntarenae Mörch, 1860: synonym of Phenacolepas puntarenae (Mörch, 1860) (original combination)
  • Lepeta sagamiensis Kuroda & Habe, 1971: synonym of Sagamilepeta sagamiensis (Kuroda & Habe, 1971) (original combination)

References

  1. Lepeta Gray, 1847. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  2. Lepeta caeca (Müller O.F., 1776). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  3. Lepeta depressa Hedley, 1916. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213.
  • Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN:0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp

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